Disney cuts hundreds of jobs across multiple departments: report
The Walt Disney Company has eliminated several hundred jobs across multiple departments, including human resources and IT units. The reductions form part of an ongoing corporate restructuring and streamlining effort under leadership. Affected areas include corporate, technology, and HR teams, continuing workforce reductions at the entertainment giant. The company employed about 231,000 workers as of the fiscal 2025 year-end.
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- ✓ Disney is laying off a few hundred employees across multiple divisions, including human resources and IT departments.
- ✓ The latest workforce reductions are part of ongoing corporate restructuring and streamlining efforts under CEO Josh D'Amaro.
- ✓ The Walt Disney Company employed about 231,000 people as of its fiscal 2025 year-end.
What changed
Disney initiated a new wave of workforce reductions impacting a couple of hundred employees largely centered in tech and human resources divisions.
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Disney Cuts Hundreds of Jobs Across Tech and HR Departments
The Walt Disney Company has eliminated several hundred jobs across multiple departments, including human resources and IT units. The reductions form part of an ongoing corporate restructuring and streamlining effort under leadership. Affected areas include corporate, technology, and HR teams, continuing workforce reductions at the entertainment giant. The company employed about 231,000 workers as of the fiscal 2025 year-end.
Why it matters
The job cuts reflect ongoing structural adjustments within major media conglomerates seeking to reduce overhead costs in shifting operational environments. Disney previously employed hundreds of thousands of workers globally, making these departmental reductions a significant indicator of corporate trimming. The cuts also coincide with broader shifts toward technological integration within the company.
What is confirmed
- Disney is laying off a few hundred employees across multiple divisions, including human resources and IT departments.
- The latest workforce reductions are part of ongoing corporate restructuring and streamlining efforts under CEO Josh D'Amaro.
- The Walt Disney Company employed about 231,000 people as of its fiscal 2025 year-end.
Still unconfirmed
- Disney is planning to restructure its sprawling television operation, which is expected to result in additional layoffs.
What to watch next
- Further official announcements from Disney regarding the full scale and specific departmental totals of the restructuring.
- Potential workforce changes tied to the companywide artificial intelligence push and the search for a Director of AI Enablement.
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- Deadline — Disney Hit By Layoffs In Multiple Areas, Hundreds Impacted
- CNBC — Disney laying off around 300 employees in latest cuts under new CEO Josh D'Amaro
- The Hollywood Reporter — Disney Cuts Hundreds More Jobs in New Round of Layoffs as Corporate Streamlining Casualties Mount
- Reuters — Disney laying off a few hundred employees, source says
- Fox Business — Disney cuts hundreds of jobs across multiple departments: report
- The Hollywood Reporter — Disney Seeking “Director of AI Enablement” After Warning of Layoffs Amid Companywide AI Push
- deadline.com — Disney Hit By Layoffs, A Couple Hundred Workers Cut - Deadline
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- www.foxbusiness.com — Disney cuts hundreds of jobs across multiple departments: report - Fox Business ,Saving & Investing
- variety.com — Disney Makes More Job Cuts, Laying Off Several Hundred Employees
- finance.yahoo.com — Disney laying off several hundred employees, Variety reports
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